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Election 2014: Talihina Tie To Be Settled By Draw

Election 2014: Talihina Tie To Be Settled By Draw

Times Record Staff

A tie between two candidates in the Talihina clerk/treasurer special election on Tuesday will be settled by a draw on Thursday, according to a LeFlore County Election Board notice.

According to Oklahoma State Election Board updated numbers for the three-way race, Gena Russell Jones and Trevor Kent Patterson both received 19 votes, or 46.3 percent, of the ballots cast. Candidate Becky Edwards received three votes.

Special elections typically go to the candidate with the most votes. The county Election Board will settle the tie by drawing lots at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Election Board Office, 103 N. Church St., Poteau.